Just for simplicity, if I have Bastille and I want to try 'filehol' is it better to stop Bastille or I can run both of them at the same time?
> On 19 Jul 2004, Sykotic wrote: >> Does anyone know where I could find like a tutorial or reference for >> using IPTables to build a firewall for just 1 pc? All the documents I've >> found mainly covered the use of IPTables for routing on a gateway >> machine...and really just glossed over the firewalling aspect. > > Well, most people build their security as "crunchy on the outside, > squishy in the middle" -- they only put a firewall on the outside. > > That said, there really isn't a great deal of difference between > firewalling a single machine and firewalling a network on a router. > > Packets destined to the local machine come through the 'INPUT' chain, > rather than the 'FORWARD' chain, but are otherwise identical. > > > Personally, I use the 'filehol' script, available as part of testing and > unstable, or at <http://firehol.sf.net/>, which is a nice wrapper over > iptables. > > It also has a "wizard" that will generate a template rule file that > allows access to the services that are already running. That can be a > nice head-start on getting things working. > > Daniel > -- > Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis. > -- Ralph Waldo Emerson > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Jose Marrero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Key fingerprint = 1259 79C5 D922 EC07 47CC 724709C6
